Artist and photographer Michael Paul Smith has spent hours upon hours photographing one special town that he holds very dear to his heart. There is something that always drew him to it, and the images he created are simple, but stunning. They glow with small-town charm and innocence, reminiscent of days and decades past.
The town he photographs is quaint and beautiful.
It’s like each picture tells a story of how life used to be in the United States.
There’s not much going on in these pictures, but it’s obvious that this town is nothing but charm.
But, as it turns out, also not real.
Michael builds custom miniature models and sets, meticulously crafting every detail.
Then, the 60 year-old photographer creates the hyper-realistic images.
If you didn’t know any better, you might think these are vintage photos of a town from a few decades ago…
And NOT the extremely small models this man built.
He started building these models as an exercise. He wanted to practice his craft and also photography.
He never imagined it would be a “dream-like reconstruction” of the town he grew up in.
To Michael, this is what quintessential America looked like when he was a kid.
It is absolutely beautiful.
If “Elgin Park” were a real town, I would love to live there.
He creates the scenes by setting up Danbury Mint and Franklin Mint die cast autos and trucks in front of his models on card tables.
Then, he uses the surrounding scenery to make the backgrounds for the photos.
The perspective has to be JUST right…
Usually the resulting photos are completely convincing.
Even when you know what’s going on behind the scenes.
It’s all an illusion.
But Michael is able to make an incredibly convincing one.
His selfies aren’t part of the official photo series, but I think they just add to the charm of his work.
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If Stan is crazy then go make these pictures in any big city housing project where the white man isn’t welcome. Let’s see your comparison photos and let us know how many times you were treated with hospitality and wanted to move there to be around those “good” peoples.
Fantastic work. And yes, a little creepy. There was a time when small town America looked like that. I saw the tail end of it as a small child. Before blacks and other races started to defile it all according to the jew’s plans for destruction of our land. It may not have been perfect, but it was a whole lot better than what it is today.
Are you really serious with that ignorant comment?
Stan is an idiot.
No, YOU are the idiot, Kent. If you study the History of America, you would be as intelligent.
As serious as it gets, Keith. Get educated.
I bet those cars are worth a fortune!…..
Interesting but a little creepy.